Time to prep for next year! Here’s a great post on going to conferences and conventions by Chuck Wendig. I chickened out and didn’t do #6 in this list. Here’s the story…I was at the Texas Book Festival last year and found out…
Doug Solter
Young Adult Author and Screenwriter blogging about books, writing, movies, music, and life.
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Writing Race in Novels
I found this excellent post by legendary YA author Laurie Halse Anderson on writing race in novels. She has many links to other websites and a cool writing race checklist to help authors make sure they create a rich variety of…
Tagged with: author, Doug Solter, good tips, how to avoid, Laurie Halse Anderson, race in fiction, stereotypes, writing, young adult
Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
Kate Interviews Me!
The most awesome book blogger from Georgia, Miss Kate, interviewed me yesterday about Skid. She asked me about why I decided to use a female main character in a racing novel and about my publishing journey as an indie author. Great questions…
Tagged with: author, Doug Solter, formula1, Froze8 blog, indie publishing, Interview, Kate, novel, racing, Skid, writer, writing, YA, young adult
Posted in Author Interviews, Writing
Posted in Author Interviews, Writing
Do You Have Something Unique to Say?
The following is from author Steven Pressfield. I highly recommend putting his blog on your frequent reading list because he consistently has some great stuff on writing… If you’re a writer or artist or entrepreneur and you sometimes think to…
Tagged with: advice, art, creativity, deeper, Something Unique to say, Steven Pressfield, surface mind, writing
Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
3 Steps To Making Friends and Enemies at Conferences
Ran across this interesting post from editor A. Victoria Mixon… I don’t really attend writers conferences anymore, because it’s much more comfortable to stay home in my cozy attic office editing the books of the coolest writers on the entire…
Tagged with: 3 steps, A. Victoria Mixon, advice, authors, conferences, making friends, networking, reality check, writing
Posted in Networking, The Business of Writing, Writing
Posted in Networking, The Business of Writing, Writing
Free Writing Program!
This isn’t some plain old word processor program, SmartWrite actually helps you weed out clichés and overused words that appear in your manuscript! And best of all it’s FREE! Haven’t tried it yet, but what the heck…it’s FREE! And if it really does…
Tagged with: aides, article, author, Doug Solter, Editing, Free, Galley Cat, self editing, Smart Write, writing, writing program
Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
Good Self-Editing Tips
From Sucker Literary Magazine… A Rookie’s Guide to Good Self-Editing Editing is important. It goes hand in hand with writing and publishing. You can’t publish a story without editing it, and you can’t edit a story without writing it……
Tagged with: Allie B, do-it-yourself, Editing, manuscripts, self editing, Sucker Literary Magazine, Tips, writing
Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
22 Rules of Storytelling According to Pixar Studios
From TOY STORY to WALL-E, Pixar has shown that they know how to tell good stories. The following list from a Pixar storyboard artist is valuable stuff so listen up writers and other storytellers. Thanks to the website io9 for posting this… On Twitter,…
Tagged with: 22 rules, Emma Coates, io9, Pixar, storytelling, Tips, writing
Posted in Hollywood, Screenwriting, Writing
Posted in Hollywood, Screenwriting, Writing
Billy Wilder’s Tips For Writers
Billy Wilder is one of my screenwriting heroes. He was a writer first and then went on to direct some of the most memorable Hollywood films of the 20th century. Classics such as… SUNSET BOULEVARD SOME LIKE IT HOT DOUBLE INDEMNITY…
Tagged with: Billy Wilder, Cameron Crowe, Conversations With Wilder, Tips for writers
Posted in Great Writers, Hollywood, Screenwriting, Writing
Posted in Great Writers, Hollywood, Screenwriting, Writing
The Professional Mindset
Have you ever wondered why so many CEOs and high-achievers (including sports superstars like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky) are so taken with the game of golf? It’s not just because they get to wear white belts and plaid pants.…
Tagged with: attitude, author, being a professional, business, conduct, good, mindset, Steven Pressfield, writer
Posted in Screenwriting, The Business of Writing, Writing
Posted in Screenwriting, The Business of Writing, Writing
